Department of Labor 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this notice to announce the receipt of a ``Certification of Non-Relocation and Market and Capacity Information Report'' (Form 4279-2) for the following: Applicant/Location: Sibco Enterprises, Inc./Fernley, Nevada. Principal Product: The loan, guarantee, or grant application is to finance start-up expenses, inventory, capital assets, leasehold improvements, and related business start-up expenditures for a new full service franchise restaurant with alcohol and carryout. The NAICS industry code for this enterprise is 722110 Full Service Restaurants.

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the ``Current Population Survey (CPS).'' A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final decision expanding the recognition of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7.

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act Forms (EE-1 English and EE-1 Spanish, EE-2 English and EE-2 Spanish, EE-3 English and EE-3 Spanish, EE-4 English and EE-4 Spanish, EE-7 English and EE-7 Spanish, EE-8, EE-9, EE-10, EE-12, EE-13, EE-20). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this Notice.

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Notice of Law Enforcement Officer's Injury or Occupational Disease (CA-721) and Notice of Law Enforcement Officer's Death (CA-722). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section of this Notice.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) invites interested parties to participate in informal stakeholder meetings on Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation. These meetings are a continuation of OSHA's information collection efforts on ionizing radiation.

The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health invites interested parties to submit nominations for membership on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH).

On January 31, 2007, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Administrative Review Board (ARB), acting under authority delegated by the Secretary of Labor, issued a Final Decision and Order that withdrew recognition, for Federal purposes, from the California Department of Industrial Relations (CDIR) and the California Apprenticeship Council (CAC), which constitute California's State Apprentice Council (SAC). Therefore, under the implementing regulations (29 CFR part 29) for the National Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50), the SAC no longer has the authority to register or oversee apprenticeship programs for ``Federal purposes.'' Accordingly, apprenticeship programs registered in California must register with DOL's Office of Apprenticeship (OA), if they wish to pay apprentice wages at the rates authorized under the regulations implementing the Davis-Bacon and related acts. This notice sets out the process for accomplishing the transition from SAC registration to OA registration, for Federal purposes.

The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this notice to announce the receipt of a ``Certification of Non-Relocation and Market and Capacity Information Report'' (Form 4279-2) for the following: Applicant/Location: Hope Lake Investors, LLC/Cortland, New York. Principal Product: The loan, guarantee, or grant application is to finance the building of a hotel with health spa, water park, and restaurant. The NAICS industry codes for this enterprise are: 721110 Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels; 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks; and, 722110 Full-Service Restaurants.

This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final decision renewing and expanding the recognition of Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7.

This document contains an interim final amendment to modify the sunset date of interim final regulations under the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) to be consistent with legislation passed during the 109th Congress.